Means for tilling fields.



B, J. GODLEY. v MEANS FOR TILLING FIELDS. APPLICATIOX IILED JAI. 14,1908.

Patented Sept. 22, 19083Bf 2 sauts-snm B. J. GODLBY. Y MEANS ron TILLING mms. rPLIcnIox funn n n'. 14.19os.

V Patented sept; 22, 190s.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

I auocntot BERTox J. contar, or noMuLUs, New Yoan I. MEANS ron TILLING marais.v

To allfvwmit may concern: t Be it known that I, BnirroN JQGODL'Y, Vcitizen of the United States, residing atl Romulus, in the county of Seneca and State of New York, haveV invented certain new and;

useful Iinproveinei'its' in Means for rfilling F'eld's, of which the following is a specification.

This invention coiiiprehends certain new and useful inipi'oveineiits in means for tilliiig:y fields. and tliejnveiition relates artieularly to an improved construction of se f-'propelled land'rollell arra'i'iged' to travel overthe fields topulverize and level `the soil' and at the santel time propelharrows, plows, or other agiit-,iilturalfimplements 'over the fields to treat. the saine as desired.

The invention has for its object a durable and eliicieiit. construction of machine oi this' character. the parts of which are. so' arranged as to operate to the liest advantage, and the invention consists in certain constructions andarrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

Fora full understanding of the invention, reference. is to he had to the following de# scription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved means for tilling fields; and, Fig. 2 is a top i plan view thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to inthe following description and indicated in all thei'views of t-he drawings by the same reference characters. Referringr to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the vmain framework of myimproved self-propelled agricultural machine, said frameworkdieing of any desired construction and design and embodyinglongitudinal sills and frontand rear cross-bars, as

shown, and an elevated platform 2 u on which the prime mover, suchasa gaso ene engine or the like is mounted, the same, in the present instance, heilig contained within acasing 3. "The frameworki is mounted on a field roller 4. 'l`o`cit-herone or lioth sides of the roller 4 sprocket wheels 5 are connected, and chains 6 pass around i said sprocket wheels and over similar, relatively small wheels? on the outer ends of a coun'- tershaft S, said shaft being journaled in snit- Vable. hoxiiigs secured to upright posts 9 projecting upwardly from the frontend of the framework. 0n the shaft S is another sprocket. wheel 10 which is connected `by-a Specification of LetteraPatenti.- vApplication aieaimuuy 14, 190s. sgi-nino. 410,821.

, Patented sept. 22, isos.

i chain 11 toV a sprocket 127011 the main shaft 13 of the engine or motor, so thatthe engine will impart power to the. machine to 'propel different agricultural implements over 60' the ields, while at the same time the fields are rolled by the roller 4. A relativelylong reach 14 is secured to arid extends forwardly from the main su porting framework] and is connected at its ront end to the holster l5 supported upon the. front axle 16, as clearlyillust-rated in the drawings..

17 designates hounds that are secured to the framework as shown and converge forwardly, being secured at their front ends to the op osite sides of the reach14.

18 t esignates a cross-bar which is secured to the hounds and reach near the front ends of the former. A relatively long obliquely extending brace 19 is secured at its front to 75 the forward end of the. reach 14 and extends rearwardly and upwardly therefrom in vertical alimentent with the. reach, the rear end of saiddirace being secured to any desired portion of the supporting framework 1. steering post 2D is supported' at one end in i; socket or bearing iii the, forward end of the reach i4 and projects rearwardly abovethe brat-e 19, heilig supported intermediate of its endshy said brace, as indicated at 21, and 8 5 steering chains 22 are. wound around s aid steering post 2i) in opposite directions and diverge laterally and pass around pulleys 23 supported b v the en( s of the cross-bar 18, the said chains thence extending forwardly as shown and being Aconnected at their front ends to the ends of the front axle 16. A steering wheel 24 is mounted on the rear end ofthe steering post 20 and it will thus be seen' that as said wheel turned :tlier to the 95, right. or to lthe left, one or the other of the chains 22 is wound on the post 20 and the other unwound therefrom so as to turn the machine in one diret-tion or the other and properly guide it over the fields.

As has heen above stated, it is the object of my invention to propel a harrow or other dragon' agricultura implement of any desired type over the fields, and in the present instance, l have shown a toothed liarrow 25 195 as the implement operated b viiiy improved traction or land roller. The harrow 25 is mounted between theft-ont traveling wheels and the roller 4 in a `ielativel v large space that. is provided for it Vh v the' extended reach 110 14 and its hounds l`7. A draft chain 26 is connected to the front end of the harrow 25 Aso" and to the bolster 15, and a4 baekin7 chain 22' may be secured tothe roar end or thohaiiow frame and to another suitable portiono the 4main supporting' framework 1. Obviously the harrow` another' implements employed may oeusedindividually, or. in gangs. In

means which in the presentv instance consists of ahoisting shaft or winch 2S Journaled in hearings supported by the hounds 17 and reaelfl-l, a tlexible suspension member such as a chain "29 being arranged to be wound on said winch and connected to `the hart-ow frame so that by turning the handle 3Q, the

, harrowniaV be raised oli' the ground and held elevated in the desired position by the pawl and ratchet device. 3l.

1t is obvious' that iiraddition to the hai'- row or other agricultural implement secured to the traction engine or land roller between the. front heads and roller -l thereof, I may use plows or other implements 'and connect them to thc-rear end of the main supporting framework 1 soas` to trail them over the. ields' as theinacliine advances.

From the foregoing description in connection with the aeooiiipanviiig drawings, it will bc, seen that l have. provided an improved means for' tilliiigl fields b v harrows or other liiliplemems in connection with al land or ield rol er and that the implements ma) be con- Y venientl)v carried from one field to another and along the roadI in suspended relation to the traveling support' or traction engine,

without the necessity of providing the implementsl themselves with traveling wheels.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: l

1. .l machine 'of thc character described, comprisingr ainain supporiiii framework, a roller upon which the said framework is mounted, front traveling wheels and an axle therefor, a reach extendingr from the sup )orting,r framework to the front axle, hounds secured to said framework and reach, an agricultural implement mounted between the front traveling wheels and roller, draft Ychains connected to the implement and extending forwardly and upwardl) and lconnected to said post beingr supporter the reach and hounds. ii backing chain ziecured to the rear end ol' the iiiipieiiient and extending upwardly and rearwardly of the. framework,

implement,V and a transversely"extending ioisting chains connected to the hoisting shaft journalcd in the-hounds above the implement and provided atene end with a turning handle and pawl and ratchet device, the' hoisting chains winding on said shaft..V

.2.v A machine of the character described,

lcomprising a main supporting framework, a

roller upon which said ran'icwork is mounted, front traveling wheels and an axle therefor, a

reach extending from the supporting framel work to the front axle, hounds secured to said framework and to the reach, an agricultural iii'ipleiiient mounted between thc front trav- `'cling wheels and roller. underneath the hounds and reach, a transversely Aextending winding shaft tourna-led in the hounds above,

the sai-d impli'in'icnt, suspension chains con-V nected to the 4implement and adapt-ed to wind on said shaft, and draft connections between the inipleincntand the reach and hounds.

A machine of the character described,

. comprising a supporting framework, a roller on which said framework is mounted, means for driving said roller to propel the machine, a reach extending forwardl from the framework. a front axle, traveling wheels support-- ing the front'. end of'said reach and journaled on said axle, hounds connected to said frameworkand to thc reach, a rearwardly and up wardlv extending brace ttl secured at its front. cii'd to the forward end oi' thc reach and secured at its rear cnil tothe supporting framework; and means for steering the. machine, said incaiis including a steering post secured at one end in a bearing in the forward cnd of the reach, and proiccting ici'irwardLv above thi` said brace to the sup iorting framework,

i intermediate of its ends by said brace.

' 1n testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

in presence of two witnesses.

BERTON J. GODLEY. 'i t iiesses:

Kx riixiiixn WHITE,

Hanni' W. OGDEN. i s 

